So much fuchsia, Mr Anna’s is sporting nice color for #Valentine’sDay!
He is stopping by the #HummingbirdBuddy to see which ‘flower’ has the best juice.
#iridescence #birds

I’m sharing this in recognition of Gladys Mae West’s work on GPS because it’s been a transformational technology for archaeology and that lady deserves to be lauded.

. @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social

Per other coverage, the method was used to try to circumvent a ruling pertaining to a previous attempt at cheating in, uh, well… the same general area.

Different week, different photo.
Same heron, same spot.

#birds #nature #wildlife

Both bunnies and perpetrator were foiled.

I’ve asked this before in all seriousness: How do we nominate the Internet Archive as a UNESCO World Heritage Site? How do we protect it as a cultural resource of global importance, especially now?
(I’m not affiliated with either org, just a concerned citizen.)
#UNESCO #CRM @unesco.org @archive.org

sidewalk chalk drawing of a small furry animal wearing a coat and snow-spattered shoes stomping her way out of a tunnel in a snowbank

Jen’s response to winter is to wear big boots and keep on stomping.

Gold and enamelled case watch,
Louis Vautyer, 1630-1638

(British Museum)

The Priest, trying to be reassuring: "remember, nothing is impossible with God."

Me, still stressed: "... Yeah but it's not exactly PROBABLE, is it, Father?"

🪐 LENS – LIRA | L’Encadré de la Semaine
Première planète imagée grâce au coronographe français du JWST
Découverte de TWA 7b, une jeune planète de masse comparable à Saturne, dix fois moins massive que les exoplanètes déjà imagées. Une première mondiale.
👉 urls.fr/v7Wrf-

Awesome ALT description!

The emergence of Dewey, waiting for springtime and practicing his bunt:

18-apr - Durham University

The British Epigraphy Society spring meeting is in Durham! Featuring a viewing of the Lanchester diploma and an optional trip to Chesters. All welcome. www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

A white-haired white man stands on a country road next to a person in a hedgehog suit.

It's #NationalHedgehogDay in the UK, so please enjoy this photo of Brian May and mascot Grace in a 2021 campaign to raise awareness for threatened hedgehogs

May is a longtime advocate for hedgehog conservation and hosts a wildlife rescue facility on his property www.bbc.com/news/article...

I wonder, since the galaxy appears larger than the lens, whether the latter isn’t behind the former?

YouTube video by The Second City SCTV The Brooke Shields Show

Rest in peace, Catherine O'Hara. 😢https://youtu.be/4eV6vRLDj_s?si=w3XX-UpIRxUdArI3

This is an archive image from 2003, part of our "Think Pink" gallery, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month: www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157625045060125/ __________________________________________________________ One of a series, this ultraviolet image of Saturn was taken when the planet's rings were at their maximum tilt of 27 degrees toward Earth. Saturn experiences seasonal tilts away from and toward the sun, much the same way Earth does. This happens over the course of its 29.5-year orbit. Every 30 years, Earth observers can catch their best glimpse of Saturn's South Pole and the southern side of the planet's rings. Between March and April 2003, researchers took full advantage to study the gas giant at maximum tilt, using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to capture detailed images of Saturn's Southern Hemisphere and the southern face of its rings. Image credit: NASA and E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona) View original image: www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1074.html More about NASA's Hubble Space Telescope: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/main/index.html

Ultraviolet Saturn (NASA, Hubble, 2003) - From NASA Marshall Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/8LuCdh

Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE ⁦‪ MARK RUSKELL MSP‬⁩ ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!

Save the applied museum studies program The current cuts proposed to Algonquin College's offered programs is concerning, specifically with their proposed cut to the Applied Museum Studies program. The Applied Museum Studies program actively...

Ottawa, the Applied Museum Studies program at Algonquin is "the program itself is one of the only programs dedicated to museum studies in the country, and the only one people can go straight into from high school."

Please sign this student's petition

secure.avaaz.org/community_pe...

Slow news day down Swansea way

This

Meet Veronika, the first cow known to engage in flexible, multipurpose tool use A pet cow named Veronika uses tools in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her best life

A pet cow named Veronika uses tools in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her best life

#CleavonLittle in #BlazingSaddles

Pierre Poilievre was cultivated by him as one of his Ministers and, since then, PP seems to have followed the M*GA path.

I wouldn’t trust anything Harper says. His govt up to 2015 was the test run for alot of what is now espoused south of the border (anti-science, attacking independant watchdogs, lies/misinformation, cultural division and villification, accusing progressives of “Harper Derangement Syndrome”). 🤣

A dark seabird stands on the edge of a cliff with wings raised, head tilted up, and a striking electric-blue throat and eye. Photographed in La Jolla, California.

How cool is that electric-blue throat patch on this Brandt’s Cormorant! Unreal.

#birds #nature #wildlife #photography

It's a 2 panel meme. Antarctic researchers in red jumpsuits with reflective tape are setting up equipment on the ice. A black and white penguin walks up to them, and text has been added above the penguin. Panel 1: "hello" Panel 2: "Yes, I would like to science please"

Ongoing disclaimer:
I'm feeling just as anxious, angry & horrified as *anyone with a basic sense of empathy & compassion* right now.

My coping mechanism is sharing weird little guys & science threads with you.

If it feels like I'm not reflecting the tone of this moment, that's a purposeful choice.

Alessandra Olanow. How We Disappear. #AlessandraOlanow #poem #poetry